According to an October 12th, 2021 Reuter’s article, the IMF (International Monetary Fund) trimmed its global growth forecast from 6.0% to 5.9%, with a 2022 forecast of… Read more “It’s expensive to be poor: Netflix’s limited series MAID offers a stark portrait of poverty in America”
Category: Film Reviews
Exploring the ‘Dangerous’ Feminine; The Juniper Tree in Review: Magic, Motherhood, and Grief in a Fairytale Revisited
Content Warning: Depictions of death, specifically: child death. Cannibalism, misogyny and grief are also described. This article contains spoilers. Although fairytales may solely exist within the nebulous… Read more “Exploring the ‘Dangerous’ Feminine; The Juniper Tree in Review: Magic, Motherhood, and Grief in a Fairytale Revisited”
Legend of the Mountain in Review: The Use of Space, Mood and Sound as Cinematic Tools
It’s difficult to pinpoint the excellence of a film like Legend of the Mountain or attribute its brilliance to one thing. There are films that haunt you… Read more “Legend of the Mountain in Review: The Use of Space, Mood and Sound as Cinematic Tools”
A Million Small Miracles: The Enduring Legacy of It’s a Wonderful Life and Frank Capra’s Vision for America
“The most fascinating fact about It’s a Wonderful Life is the fact that it was ever made at all.”
What Isn’t Said: Lady Macbeth in Review and The Cost of White Silence in Modern Cinema
The following article was edited by Thursday Simpson. CW: This review contains descriptions of rape, child death, and horrific acts of racism, in addition to that, there… Read more “What Isn’t Said: Lady Macbeth in Review and The Cost of White Silence in Modern Cinema”
An Incomplete Masterpiece: The Other Side of the Wind
I was unaware of The Other Side of the Wind before its recent Netflix release: Orson Welles’ final film and what he considered his masterpiece. Unfortunately, it… Read more “An Incomplete Masterpiece: The Other Side of the Wind”
Cinema in Paradise 